Communications Skills

Written and oral communications class assignments or lectures (required and optional).

Course	Required Assignment	Optional Assignment
WL 413-513 Advanced Fisheries Management	Group written management plan, group oral report on management plan, group exercises and reports on sampling design and indices, and case study reports requiring class discussion and presentation.
WL 415-515 Upland Game Ecology and Management	One written management plan, plus a 10 to 15 minute oral overview presentation.
WL 417-517 Large Mammal Ecology and Management	Part of grade based on class discussion. Tests graded based on correct grammar, etc. Ten-minute oral reports.
WL 419-519 Waterfowl Ecology and Management	519 students give a 20 minute oral report to the class. 419 students present 10 minute oral report. Each student develops one creative paper and one literature-based paper.
WL 421-521 Grassland Fire Ecology	All students do brief essays as assigned; 521-level students also give a 10 to 15 minute oral presentation.
WL 423-523 Fish Culture	Multiple presentations of topic reviews by students followed by class discussion. Develop scientific paper and provide formal oral presentation to class.	Undergraduates not required to present oral review.
WL 712 Wetland Ecology and Management	Three exams – mostly essay. One written paper. One 20 to 30 minute oral report.
WL 713 Animal Population Dynamics	Part of grade based on class discussion and participation. Final report orally presented to class.
WL 714 Fish Structure and Function	Part of grade based on class discussion and participation.
WL 715 Wildlife Research Design	Part of grade based on class discussion and participation. Oral reports are required during laboratory.
WL 717 Aquatic Trophic Ecology	Encourage discussion and class participation. Students lead discussions on assigned readings.
WL 718 Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates	Students lead class discussions and are responsible for synthesizing and presenting results.
WL 719 Stream Ecology and Management	Part of grade based on class discussion and participation.
WL 790 Graduate Seminar	At least two individual scientific oral presentations. Rest of class required to evaluate student presentations. Faculty evaluate and grade presentations. A written abstract is required for each presentation.